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Women's singles
2020 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Simona Halep
Runner-up	Elena Rybakina
Score	3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Details
Draw	30 (6 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Simona Halep defeated Elena Rybakina in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships. Halep saved a match point en route to the title, against Ons Jabeur in the second round.

Belinda Bencic was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

This tournament marked the return of former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters, who lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in the first round. It was Clijsters' first professional match since August 29, 2012.

Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Simona Halep (champion)
2. Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
3. Elina Svitolina (first round)
4. Belinda Bencic (first round)
5. Sofia Kenin (first round)
6. Kiki Bertens (withdrew)
7. Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
8. Petra Martić (semifinals)
9. Garbiñe Muguruza (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Simona Halep	6	6
	Q	Jennifer Brady	2	0
								1	Simona Halep	3	6	7
								SE	Elena Rybakina	6	3	6
	8	Petra Martić	6	6
	SE	Elena Rybakina	7	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	S Halep	1	6	7
		A Riske	6	6	3			WC	O Jabeur	6	2	6
	WC	O Jabeur	7	1	6										1	S Halep	3	6	6
		E Mertens	6	6											7	A Sabalenka	6	2	2
		Q Wang	3	0					E Mertens	4	3
		M Sakkari	2	6	1			7	A Sabalenka	6	6
	7	A Sabalenka	6	4	6																	1	S Halep	6	6
	3/WC	E Svitolina	2	1																		Q	J Brady	2	0
	Q	J Brady	6	6				Q	J Brady	4	6	6
		M Vondroušová	6	6					M Vondroušová	6	4	1
		A Sevastova	3	2											Q	J Brady	6	6	6
	Q	V Kudermetova	5	6	7										9/WC	G Muguruza	7	3	4
		D Yastremska	7	3	6			Q	V Kudermetova	5	6	4
	WC	K Clijsters	2	6				9/WC	G Muguruza	7	4	6
	9/WC	G Muguruza	6	7

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	P Martić	6	6
	LL	S-w Hsieh	4	3				8	P Martić	6	6
		A Anisimova	6	6	4				B Strýcová	3	3
		B Strýcová	7	2	6										8	P Martić	7	6
	Q	S Cîrstea	1	3												A Kontaveit	6	1
		A Kontaveit	6	6					A Kontaveit	7	7
		A Pavlyuchenkova	1	6	6				A Pavlyuchenkova	6	5
	4	B Bencic	6	1	1																	8	P Martić	6	6
	5	S Kenin	7	3	3																	SE	E Rybakina	7	7
	SE	E Rybakina	6	6	6			SE	E Rybakina	6	6
		K Muchová	4	6	0			Q	K Siniaková	3	3
	Q	K Siniaková	6	4	6										SE	E Rybakina	7	6
	Q	K Mladenovic	6	6											2	Ka Plíšková	6	3
	Q	A Sasnovich	4	3				Q	K Mladenovic	1	2
								2	Ka Plíšková	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Julia Görges (second round)
2. Zhang Shuai (second round)
3. Zheng Saisai (first round)
4. Kristina Mladenovic (qualified)
5. Veronika Kudermetova (qualified)
6. Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
7. Polona Hercog (qualifying competition)
8. Alison Van Uytvanck (qualifying competition)
9. Jennifer Brady (qualified)
10. Anna Blinkova (second round)
11. Carla Suárez Navarro (qualifying competition)
12. Ajla Tomljanović (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Sorana Cîrstea
2. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
3. Kateřina Siniaková
4. Kristina Mladenovic
5. Veronika Kudermetova
6. Jennifer Brady

Lucky loser

1. Hsieh Su-wei

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Julia Görges	6	6
		Camila Giorgi	2	4
								1	Julia Görges	7	4	6
									Sorana Cîrstea	5	6	7
		Margarita Gasparyan	4	3
		Sorana Cîrstea	6	6
																Sorana Cîrstea	6	1	6
															11	Carla Suárez Navarro	2	6	4
		Anna Danilina	2	6	6
		Varvara Flink	6	4	4
									Anna Danilina	3	1
								11	Carla Suárez Navarro	6	6
		Bibiane Schoofs	1	4
	11	Carla Suárez Navarro	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Zhang Shuai	6	6
		Misaki Doi	4	3
								2	Zhang Shuai	6	4	6
									Ana Bogdan	3	6	7
		Ana Bogdan	6	6
		Barbora Krejčíková	4	4
																Ana Bogdan	4	6
																Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6	7
		Aliaksandra Sasnovich	7	2	6
	WC	Luisa Stefani	6	6	2
									Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6	6
								10	Anna Blinkova	1	2
		Magdalena Fręch	4	6	3
	10	Anna Blinkova	6	2	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Zheng Saisai	6	4
		Kateřina Siniaková	7	6
									Kateřina Siniaková	6	6
									Giulia Gatto-Monticone	1	4
		Elitsa Kostova	5	1
		Giulia Gatto-Monticone	7	6
																Kateřina Siniaková	5	6	7
															8	Alison Van Uytvanck	7	2	5
		Kristína Kučová	3	6	6
		Katarina Zavatska	6	2	3
									Kristína Kučová	4	6
								8	Alison Van Uytvanck	6	7
		Angelina Gabueva	1	4
	8	Alison Van Uytvanck	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Kristina Mladenovic	6	6
		Jasmine Paolini	1	4
								4	Kristina Mladenovic	6	6
									Daria Kasatkina	3	3
		Natalia Vikhlyantseva	3	2
		Daria Kasatkina	6	6
															4	Kristina Mladenovic	6	6
															7	Polona Hercog	3	1
		Ysaline Bonaventure	6	6	2
		Han Xinyun	7	2	6
									Han Xinyun	2	4
								7	Polona Hercog	6	6
		You Xiaodi	3	3
	7	Polona Hercog	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Veronika Kudermetova	6	6
	WC	Sarah Beth Grey	2	4
								5	Veronika Kudermetova	5	6	6
									Tereza Martincová	7	3	4
		Tereza Martincová	7	6
		Jil Teichmann	5	4
															5	Veronika Kudermetova	6	6
																Bethanie Mattek-Sands	4	2
		Kirsten Flipkens	6	7
		Viktorija Golubic	3	5
									Kirsten Flipkens	1	1
									Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	3	7
	12	Ajla Tomljanović	4	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Hsieh Su-wei	6	6
		Chloé Paquet	2	2
								6	Hsieh Su-wei	7	6
									Liudmila Samsonova	6	2
	WC	Tena Lukas	4	3
		Liudmila Samsonova	6	6
															6	Hsieh Su-wei	2	2
															9	Jennifer Brady	6	6
	WC	Vera Pursnani	0	0
		Gabriela Dabrowski	6	6
									Gabriela Dabrowski	4	3
								9	Jennifer Brady	6	6
		Kristýna Plíšková	3	6
	9	Jennifer Brady	6	7

References

1. "Belinda Bencic beats Petra Kvitova to win Dubai Championships title". espn.com. 2019-02-23.

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw

• 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships
• 2020 WTA Tour